Difference between revisions of "Richard Bruce Nugent"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | African American writer, part of the Harlem Renaissance. Sexually out from an early age. His creative involvement included two brush and ink drawings and a short story, 'Smoke, Lilies, and Jade'. This short story was the first literary work on a purely homosexual theme that had been published by a black. Close friend of [[Langston Hughes]]. | + | African American writer, part of the Harlem Renaissance. Sexually out from an early age. His creative involvement included two brush and ink drawings and a short story, 'Smoke, Lilies, and Jade'. This short story was the first literary work on a purely homosexual theme that had been published by a black. One of the founders of the literary magazine Fire!!, whose first and only issue was published in 1926. Close friend of [[Langston Hughes]]. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[LGBTQ Participation in the Harlem Renaissance]] | * [[LGBTQ Participation in the Harlem Renaissance]] | ||
| + | * [[Short Story Writers from the LGBTQ Community]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:17, 3 December 2023
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1906 - 1987
Occupation
Writer
Description
African American writer, part of the Harlem Renaissance. Sexually out from an early age. His creative involvement included two brush and ink drawings and a short story, 'Smoke, Lilies, and Jade'. This short story was the first literary work on a purely homosexual theme that had been published by a black. One of the founders of the literary magazine Fire!!, whose first and only issue was published in 1926. Close friend of Langston Hughes.
